Where does “võõras” come from?
võõras (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
võõras (Estonian): foreign, strange, unfamiliar; stranger; alien,...
Definitions
- foreign, strange, unfamiliar; stranger; alien,...
Ancestry of “võõras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |